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A perspective from Scott Strathearn regarding the demands of the hi-tech industry's need to source materials and equipment worldwide.

High technology organizations face the daily demand of spanning the globe to source materials and equipment that will meet their finished goods manufacturing requirements. The daily demand of getting electronic components and peripherals from suppliers to assembly locations, or delivering a finished laptop to a distribution center or directly to a customer location is critical. Cost management, transit and cycle time control, product security and in-transit visibility are essential elements in the logistics & transportation decision making process for our high technology clients.

End-to-end product security is also an ongoing concern. The large, integrated network of offices worldwide required to manage door-to-door delivery in a controlled and transparent manner has become essential. Exactly where equipment is in transit as well as the condition it's in is a high priority for our clients and their global logistics partners. Now, the combined network of Schenker's & BAX Global's offices more than facilitates this need for consistency of service and end-to-end security of our clients' products while in transit.

Within the high technology industry, it is important for a global logistics partner to understand the relationship between a client's contract manufacturers and suppliers and to have a thorough working knowledge of the operating procedures, handover requirements and timelines necessary to support a seamless flow of products and materials. A logistics provider / partner must be effective in establishing an integrated global network comprised of consistent communication and operational processes to ensure that clients are apprised of product status and condition at any time, anywhere along the supply chain.